Ch 15: Meeting the Nekomata Sisters

Sharon stood before Baraqiel as he held onto the black-haired nekomata girl in his arms.

"Don't miss your train, or you'll have to fly to Akihabara," Baraqiel said as he noticed the girl in his arms.

"What are gonna do with her?" He asked as Sharon shrugged his shoulders.

"I'll decide after she wakes up," Sharon replied as he got an awkward stare from Baraqiel.

"I see ... take care, kid," Baraqiel said.

'What's with that look?' Sharon wondered as Baraqiel flapped his wings and disappeared.

Sharon watched as the man disappeared in front of his very eyes. Even with all his senses near its current peak, he couldn't even notice him arrive or leave.

'Just how far away am I from reaching him?' Sharon wondered as he felt an intense fire burning inside him.

He glanced at the nekomata girl who still seemed to be asleep and was contemplating whether he should leave her here or take her with him.

'It wouldn't be safe if I just left her, huh?' He thought as he decided to take her with him.

He sat on his seat on the train and positioned her as if she was asleep while leaning against the window.

He wolfed down the food Shuri had packed for him with a smile as he loved how delicious the food she made was.

About a half-hour later, the girl woke up.

She looked around and nearly screamed when she saw Sharon sitting beside her.

"Don't make noise. We're on a train." He muttered as he released a bit of his aura, forcing her to nod and follow his order.

"Wh-where are you taking me? Wh-what have you done with my sister?" She asked as he sighed.

"Do I give off a villainous vibe or something?" His expression remained deadpan as he directed his gaze at her.

"What are you on about? I'm on a short trip to Akihabara, and you were unconscious. So, I couldn't leave you alone lying on the streets." Sharon explained as she glared at him.

"Why did you save me? I attacked and tried to kill you." She asked as Sharon just shrugged his shoulders.

"I dunno. Maybe I just felt like saving you." He said as she gritted her teeth and kept staring at him.

"I see ... you're trying to make me believe you're a good person, so you can take me and my sister!" She said as though she had a eureka moment.

"Are you insane? I don't even know who you are! And, who exactly is your sister?" Sharon asked as his eyes twitched from annoyance.

"I-insane? Why you!" She said as she stood up, gritting her teeth as Sharon released his aura, pushing her back onto her seat.

"I'm not trying to fight you right now. I've got more than enough on my hands to look after a stray nekomata who has anger issues. Tell me what you want, and get lost." He replied to her with a straight face.

She released a low growl as she glared at him before speaking.

"You have the scent of my younger sister. Her name is Shirone." She said as Sharon casually blinked.

'I knew that already.' He thought as he released a sigh.

"Your sister ... what does she look like? Is she also a nekomata?" Sharon asked as the girl nodded.

"She's a white cat nekomata. She also has golden eyes like me." She said as Sharon shook his head.

"I haven't seen another nekomata before. I'll keep an eye out and let you know if I find her." Sharon said as he released the aura he had kept on the girl.

"Hmph, how do I know you aren't just trying to get me to leave?" She asked with a suspicious expression as Sharon shrugged his shoulders.

"You either believe me, or you don't. I'm not gonna waste my time trying to make you believe my words." He said nonchalantly as he stood up and grabbed his bag.

"Next stop: Akihabara Station. Please watch out for sliding doors." The robotic alert system on the train said as Sharon approached the nearest door.

After finally reaching Akihabara, Sharon made his way around the city, looking around for any supernatural anomalies. It was a boring task, but it made him some money which he needed. He continued from around 11 AM to around 5 PM.

However, regardless of how much he moved around, the black-haired nekomata girl stuck to him like a leech. She followed behind him, sometimes turning into a black cat and hiding from his perception as she stalked him.

'She's seriously annoying, but her tenacity is quite amusing.' Sharon thought as he boarded the train once more to return home.

"Did you have fun following me all day?" Sharon muttered quietly as she was sitting behind him on another seat.

"What exactly are you doing? You were randomly wandering around the city, doing nothing. Are you just going to leave, now?" She asked as he nodded.

"I'm done what I came here for, and now I'm going back home. You should too if you don't want to worry your family." Sharon said as he noticed a sad expression on the girl's face.

"Just give me my sister back, please. She's all I have." The girl said with a teardrop falling from her eye as she looked at Sharon.

All kinds of emotions rampaged inside of Sharon as he felt as though he could relate to the pain she was feeling.

"Listen ... I seriously have not met a nekomata before you, not one with white fur. Though I did recently meet a white kitten, I doubt she's a nekomata." Sharon said as the girl's eyes widened with hope.

"A white kitten? When did you see her? Do you know where she is?" She asked as Sharon nodded.

"She's been living with me for the last week or so. I found her walking around alone in a town close to Kuoh. She was really dirty, so I bathed her in the river nearby and she followed me home." Sharon explained as the girl looked at him with a hopeful expression.

"Can I come with you? I want to know if she's my Shirone. Please ... I beg you." She said as Sharon nodded.

"Sure." He said as a smile appeared on her face as she seemed different from before.

"What did you mean when you said your sister was all you had?" Sharon asked as he noticed the girl's eyes twitch a little.

"Our mother ... she loves a man so much, she can't spend time with us. The man, our father, is so obsessed with his labwork that he doesn't care for his children." She said as the train reached Kuoh train station.

"Come with me." He said as he led the girl back to his home, where he noticed Akeno playing with the white kitten.

Tears streamed down the black-haired nekomata's face as she saw the white kitten.

"Shirone! SHIRONE!" She yelled as she ran towards the white kitten, who froze when she heard the name 'Shirone' being called out.

"Shirone! You're safe, I'm so glad. I'm so glad you're okay." The nekomata girl said as she hugged the white kitten.

Sharon followed behind as Shuri and Suzaku, who had apparently come over, left the house and approached the nekomata girl and the white kitten.

Suddenly, the white kitten started to transform as her body turned into that of a human. Two adorable white ears poked out of her hair, while two white tails appeared from above her butt.

"Shiro?" Sharon questioningly called as the white-haired nekomata girl rushed into his arms and hugged him before separating from him to hug the black-haired nekomata.

The moment the two hugged, the black-haired nekomata's ears also unfurled while her tails also appeared.

"So ... Shiro was your sister this whole time," Sharon muttered as he didn't know what to say.

"Um ... master, this is my sister, Kuroka," Shirone said as Sharon just blankly stared.

"Ma-master?" He stuttered as he looked at the young white-haired girl looking into his eyes.

Sharon noticed the shocked expressions of the others as Kuroka was sending him a slight glare.

"I-It's nice to meet you ... Kuroka. I'm Sharon ... your sister's ... master." Sharon said as he felt as though he was going to get stabbed by Kuroka.

Shirone showed off a cheerful smile as she pushed Kuroka towards Sharon.

"Big sister, you stay here too. It's so much more fun here." Shirone said as Sharon chuckled a bit.

"Ara? Our adorable Shiro has a cute sister? You're welcome here whenever you want, okay?" Shuri said with a warm smile as she looked at Kuroka, who felt a bit overwhelmed by everything.

'My sister has a master, and it's this guy? She found a master before me? Wait, no ... that doesn't matter. NYAA!!! It's all so annoying!' She yelled in her head as she stared at Sharon, her glare like knives stabbing into his body.

'How dare you make my cute little sister call you master!' She thought as she humphed and looked away.

Sharon, in a bit of a confused state, made his way inside where he saw Baraqiel watching a football game on TV.

"It'll only get harder from now on, kid." He muttered as he glanced at Sharon, who made his way into his room and collapsed onto the bed from mental and physical exhaustion.

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That's another one. This will be the last chapter of this arc, and you can expect faster releases from now onwards.

The main reason this arc took so long was that I couldn't come up with a genuine foundation for each character I wanted to incorporate into the childhood arc.

I deeply apologize for that.

I will do better from now on.

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